New 30gig Ipod

I am close to needing a new Ipod b/c mine is totally crapping out on me. Before I do throw down the $$, I have scanned some of the topics related to the 5th generation and have concerns.
I have an older imac with updated OS X and I think, the most recent itunes update. (not home right now to confirm)
So my question(s) is it worth it?? I don't desire the use of the ipod as a video player, not saying I wouldn't use the feature, but it is not a priority.
Are people finding that they are suffering from all the issues I found on the threads? i.e. gapless playback and crashing? any other issues? Just wanted some assurances that dropping $240 is gonna be justified? Thanks

personally, and i know apple is going to me, but i think you should get a zune lol or at least look up zunes and see how many problems people are having with them. they run at the same price as ipods, and they have a bigger screen. but, i like my ipod, a 30gb, and i have had some problems with it, but not enough to have to send it in or anything like that. i hope that helps lol

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After 1 hr of music playback, 2 month new, 30gig iPod needs charging

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I have a 5th generation 30 gig iPod. I've took it out of its box in the last week of July 2006. Most times, the iPod is plugged in to the USB cable and is recharging. I leave it plugged in even when the display shows that it's fully charged.
On Sundays when I go for a walk, I unplug it and listen to some music/podcast. This walk is about 25 minutes short. After the walk, I turn off the iPod. How? By pressing pause and then holding down the center button (or is it the Playback button?) until the power goes off.
That's what I did last Sunday, Sept 10. Since that time, I haven't been listening to the iPod. Since that 25 minute listen on Sept 10, I haven't used the iPod. And it was left unplugged/uncharged. On Wednesday evening, Sept 13, I wanted to use my iPod to listen to audio. But, behold, the battery was low. As a matter of fact, when I pressed the power button, nothing happened for a few seconds, and then I got the backlit-less apple logo on a black background, followed by the big old-school battery logo showing a lightning.
I don't understand why 1 hour of listening on my new iPod is enough to drain it. What am I doing wrong? Doesn't the iPod automatically power off, even if I didn't manually power it off?

Can you switch platforms on this type of iPod from Mac to PC?
Yes.
How often do these iPod's have a return or failure to operate properly rate?
I believe that about %90 of ipods are fully functional.
Is it even worth owning this generation? Or is Apple going to release a new iPod generation soon?
Apple will keep coming out with new ipods all the time. I would just stick with the video if I were you.
If it's not worth owning this generation, are there any suggestions for a new and better type of MP3 player?
ipods seem to be the best/most popular, mp3 player out there...but if you want something different, I would suggest this http://auctions.overstock.com/item/33321762
Should I upgrade from a 30gig to an 80gig? Is it worth it?
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Hey everyone...
Yesterday I bought a new 30gig black video ipod.
Using some programs i bought on the internet, i was able to convert the movie "Animal House" to MP4 and put it on itunes.
The computer I did this on was my brothers computer since my computer does not read DVDs... I thought once the movie was in his itunes and in his library, I could simply drag the movie from his library to my ipod but it is not working. I do not know how else to get the movie onto my ipod. This is the second ipod i have bought and all my music is on my computer (Windows... not mac) Please help... thanks in advance

Hey again... i dont think I really told everyone what was going on so sorry...
I have all of my music on my computer and my ipod has that music from my computer.
I was using my brothers computer to download this movie because my computer does not work with DVDs and i got it in his itunes on his computer. It is in the right format on his computer. I thought once it was in his library in his itunes, I could plug my ipod into his computer and drag it from his library to my ipod. That is what i used to do with my ipod mini but for some reason it was not working with the video. Is there any way to get the video from his computer to my ipod without syncing my ipod for that computer. Thanks again.
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Okay, dont laugh (if it is stupid question)
But when i connect my new 2GB ipod to either of my 2 computers i get message with a triangle like on this picture:
http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/51/610031142535203/www.info.apple.com/images/kbas e/61003/61003_1.gif
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OMG, how could you find this?
I was looking for this in the scary dark maze of apple.com and i couldnt find this, thanks.
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hi just got my new apple ipod touch and to download apps it wants to add questions about myself for more sercurity information. i get up to question 3 and it wont let me select a question but it will let me write an answer so i just pressed done and then it says i cant carry on because ive mised out information when it wont let me do a question!

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You might try to see if you can change your security questions. Start here, change your country if necessary and go to manage your account > Password and Security.
I'm able to do this, others say they need to input answers to their current security questions in order to make changes, I'm inclined to think its worth a try, you don't have anything to lose.
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Hi there,
yesterday I bought one of the new 160GB iPod Classic to replace my old iPod Photo. After loading some music I noticed that the harddrive is really loud and makes disturbing sounds (spinning, clicking and chattering, obviously HD sounds) whenever I switch to the main menu or start playing albums.
Ok, I know that Hard drives do make noises while operating but what disturbs me is the volume. You can hear it even when the iPod is lying on a table one meter away and it is considerably louder than my iMacs working volume for example. In comparison my 4 year old iPod Photo is really silent, I have to put the iPod to my ear to hear the HD sound - the only times I heard a HD sound of this kind is whenever my old iPod froze/the HD crashed and I had to reset it. So whenever my Classic starts to spin its HD I think it's gonna freeze/crash and it freaks me out.
I contacted Amazon (where I bought it) and they told me that HD drive noises are normal and that I should contact Apple.
So, is this normal or a case in which I should try to get a replacement from Apple?

Amazon kept claiming that this ipod HD is not defective, still I returned the iPod to them using my right to return any item within 14 days of purchase. With the refund I walked to a local electronics market and bought their last iPod Classic 120GB (with a 25% discount).
Now the sound difference becomes even more obvious to me. The 120GB's HD is considerably more silent than my former 160GB (no high pitch, you can't hear the HD spining unless you put it to your ear, the HD clicks is not lounder than pressing the click wheel). The iPod I originally got must have been a flawed one. I can't imagine that Apple unleashes such an unconvenient product on its customers as a regular item. I'm eager to know if more buyers of the new 160GB complain about the HD sound and if a production flaw (?) of new HD modell is repsonsible for it.

I have just received my new 160GB ipod... - some questions! Please help.

Hi,
I have just received my new 160GB ipod and have a few questions.
1. I have been using a 3rd generation ipod for the past few years. I have an ipod dock that I got with that, can I use that with a firewire charger to charge the ipod?
2. I do not want a big bulky case for the ipod. I have read that the front of the classic does not scratch very easily as the screen is glass. Can anyone confirm if this is true??
I was going to buy some kind of a shield until i read this... do I need one?
- What about the back of the ipod? How could I go about protecting this? Does anyone know if the Belkin protective overlays for ipod video fit? (Shown here - http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=257250).
I have ordered some ipod socks off amazon (found some very cheap if anyone is interested - shown here http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007TXTB6/). As I don't want a bulky case, will these protect my ipod enough?
Sorry for all the questions, just that I have got my iPod but don't really want to use it until i've got some scratch protection on it.
Thanks in advance,
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Jake, you can charge with a firewire cable but you won't be able to sync or transfer.
The Classic has a polycarbonate screen. Only the iPhone (Touch?) has a glass one.

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